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Barcelona extend LaLiga lead to 11 points after Pedri winner

VILLAREAL: Pedri’s first-half strike earned Barcelona three more points and tightened their grip on the La Liga title as they edged past Villareal 1-0 on Sunday. 

With their fifth consecutive win in La Liga, Barcelona went 11 points clear of their arch-rivals and second-placed Real Madrid, who will host rock-bottom Elche on Monday.

The result also marked Barcelona’s 16th clean sheet this season, most by any time in Europe’s top five leagues.

The only goal of the game came in the 18th minute following an excellent build-up involving Raphinha and  Robert Lewandowski before Pedri gave a superb finish past veteran goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

The goalless second half also witnessed a number of chances created by both sides. Lewandowski, Raphinha and Pedri missed chances to add a second for Barca.

Villareal came close to an equalizer in the final minutes but Samuel Chukwueze’s goal was disallowed for the offside.

Earlier, Athletic Club defeated Valencia 2-1, thanks to a second-half winner by Nico Williams following a 1-1 tie at the break.

Atletico Madrid, however, earned three points from an away fixture over Celta Vigo after Memphis Depay broke the deadlock a minute before time.

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Pedri winner helps Barcelona down Girona to extend lead at top

GIRONA: Pedri’s second-half strike earned Barcelona three more points and maintained their top position in the La Liga table as they beat Girona 1-0 on Saturday.

Barcelona jumped to 47 points, six ahead of their arch-rivals and second-placed Real Madrid who will host Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Girona, however, slipped to 12th and level on 21 points with 13th-placed Sevilla who later beat Elche 3-0.

Xavi Hernandez made a few adjustments to his starting lineup, which defeats Real Sociedad in Copa del Rey on Wednesday, resting key players including Robert Lewandowski and  Ronald Araujo.

Despite outplaying the opponents in the first half, Barcelona failed to create clear-cut chances. In the 14th minute, Ousmane Dembele was able to test Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, but he made a crucial stop. Eleven minutes later, Dembele was forced off the field due to an injury.

Pedri broke the deadlock after the hour mark and scored the lone goal of the game.

Meanwhile, Sevilla’s convincing 3-0 win came on the back of a sensational first-half display which witnessed three goals within 20 minutes.

Youssef En-Nesyn scored a brace with Marcos Acuna striking in between to give Sevilla a comforting lead before the break.

Later Real Betis edged past Getafe 1-0 thanks to a late penalty by Borja Iglesias in the dying minutes.

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